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Although it's already established more than 60 women's
business centers nationwide, the SBA has set its sights much higher
in its continuing commitment to women entrepreneurs. "It
occurred to us it might take hundreds of years to build the number
of women's business centers needed to serve the [demand] out
there," says Sherrye Henry, assistant administrator of the
SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership.

So it did the next best thing. In January, the SBA launched the
Online Women's Business Center (http://www.onlinewbc.org). Along
with basics on how to start and run a business, the site also links
users with counselors and mentors for free assistance. By July, the
site should be translated into seven additional languages.